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2019 a year to forget in R.I. college sports

Jan 3, 2020 at 5:32 PM

It was not a banner year for Rhode Island's Division I college sports teams. The Friars missed the NCAA Tournament after five straight appearances, the Rams ended a generally disappointing year on a high note and no football program had a season to remember. Here's a look back at what was 2019 in Rhode Island college sports.

No Madness for Friars

The Providence Friars tried something different in 2019 and weren’t especially pleased with the result.

For the first time in six seasons, Ed Cooley’s Friars lived with playing outside of college basketball’s March Madness.